The Indiana Pacers--or at least their starting five--played well, but that only brought out the best in LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as the Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in six games.

The last two games have reminded us that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are good enough to carry the Miami Heat to victory against most teams all by themselves. If they get help from a slumpbusting Shane Battier, all the better.

With his team in desperate need of a win to reestablish control of its series against the Indiana Pacers, LeBron James delivered one of the top performances of his playoff career to lift the Miami Heat.

The Memphis Grizzlies did not get the kind of dominant production they need from their starting frontcourt of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, dooming them in an overtime loss that gave the Los Angeles Clippers control of their series.

The Miami Heat survived with LeBron James in foul trouble during the third quarter, and when he returned, a fresh James helped Miami pull away from a New York team that struggled to score without Amar'e Stoudemire.